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2005 publications

"Improved Density Functionals for Water," E. E. Dahlke and D. G. Truhlar, J. Phys. Chem. A 109, 15677-15683 (2005).

"Exchange-Correlation Functional with Broad Accuracy for Metallic and Nonmetallic Compounds, Kinetics, and Noncovalent Interactions," Y. Zhao, N. E. Schultz, and D. G. Truhlar, J. Chem. Phys. 123, 161103/1-4 (2005).

"Density Functional for Inorganometallic and Organometallic Chemistry," N. E. Schultz, Y. Zhao, and D. G. Truhlar, J. Phys. Chem. A 109, 11127-11143 (2005).

 

2006 publications

"Design of Density Functionals by Combining the Method of Constraint Satisfaction with Parametrization for Thermochemistry, Thermochemical Kinetics, and Noncovalent Interactions," Y. Zhao, N. E. Schultz, and D. G. Truhlar, J. Chem. Theory Comput. 2, 364-382 (2006).

"Comparative DFT Study of van der Waals Complexes: Rare-Gas Dimers, Alkaline-Earth Dimers, Zinc Dimer, and Zinc-Rare-Gas Dimers," Y. Zhao and D. G. Truhlar, J. Phys. Chem. A. 110, 5121-5129 (2006).
 
"Comparative Assessment of DFT Methods for 3d Transition Metal Chemistry," Y. Zhao and D. G. Truhlar, J. Chem. Phys. 124, 224105/1-6 (2006).

"Assessment of Model Chemistries for Noncovalent Interactions," Y. Zhao and D. G. Truhlar, J. Chem. Theory Comput. 2, 1009-1018 (2006).

"Predicting Aqueous Free Energies of Solvation as Functions of Temperature," A. C. Chamberlin, C. J. Cramer, and D. G. Truhlar, J. Phys. Chem. B, 110, 5665 (2006).

"Adding Explicit Solvent Molecules to Continuum Solvent Calculations for the Calculation of Aqueous Acid Dissociation Constants," C. P. Kelly, C. J. Cramer, D. G. Truhlar, J. Phys. Chem. A 110, 2493-2499 (2006).

"Aqueous Solvation Free Energies of Ions and Ion-Water Clusters Based on An Accurate Value for the Absolute Aqueous Solvation Free Energy of the Proton," C. P. Kelly, C. J. Cramer, and D. G. Truhlar, J. Phys. Chem. B 110, 16066-16081 (2006).

"Assessment of Density Functionals for pi Systems: Energy Differences between Cumulenes and Poly-ynes, Proton Affinities, Bond Length Alternation, and Torsional Potentials of Conjugated Polyenes, and Proton Affinities of Conjugated Schiff Bases," Y. Zhao and D. G. Truhlar, J. Phys. Chem. A 110, 10478-10486 (2006).

"Multi-Configuration Molecular Mechanics Based on Combined Quantum Mechanical and Molecular Mechanical Calculations," H. Lin, Y. Zhao, O. Tishchenko, and D. G. Truhlar, J. Chem. Theory Comput. 2, 1237-1254 (2006).

"PdnCO (n = 1,2): Accurate Ab Initio Bond Energies, Geometries, and Dipole Moments and the Applicability of Density Functional Theory for Fuel Cell Modeling," N. E. Schultz, B. F. Gherman, C. J. Cramer, and D. G. Truhlar , J. Phys. Chem. B 110, 24030-24036 (2006).

"A New Local Density Functional for Main Group Thermochemistry, Transition Metal Bonding, Thermochemical Kinetics, and Noncovalent Interactions," Y. Zhao, D. G. Truhlar, J. Chem. Phys. 125, 194101/1-18 (2006).

"A Density Functional Theory that Accounts for Medium-Range Correlation Energies in Organic Chemistry," Y. Zhao and D. G. Truhlar, Org. Lett. 8, 5753-5755 (2006).

"Density Functional for Spectroscopy: No Long-Range Self-Interaction Error, Good Performance for Rydberg and Charge-Transfer States, and Better Performance on Average than B3LYP for Ground States," Y. Zhao, and D. G. Truhlar, J. Phys. Chem. A 110, 13126-13130 (2006).

"SMx Continuum Models for Condensed Phases," C. J. Cramer and D. G. Truhlar, in Trends and Perspectives in Modern Computational Science, Lecture Series on Computer and Computational Sciences, Vol. 6, edited by G. Maroulis and T.E. Simos (Brill Academic, Amsterdam, 2006), pp. 112-140.

 

2007 publications
 
"Transition State Theory and Chemical Reaction Dynamics in Solution," D. G. Truhlar and J. R. Pliego Jr., in Continuum Solvation Models in Chemical Physics: Theory and Application, edited by B. Mennucci and R. Cammi (Wiley, Chichester, 2007), pp. 339-366.

"Density Functionals for Noncovalent Interaction Energies of Biological Importance," Y. Zhao and D. G. Truhlar, J. Chem. Theory Comp. 3, 289-300 (2007).

"Single-Ion Solvation Free Energies and the Normal Hydrogen Electrode Potential in Methanol, Acetonitrile, and Dimethyl Sulfoxide", C.P. Kelly, C.J. Cramer, and D.G. Truhlar, J. Phys. Chem. B 111, 408-422 (2007).

"How Well Can New-Generation Density Functional Methods Describe Protonated Epoxides Where Older Functionals Fail?" Y. Zhao and D. G. Truhlar, J. Org. Chem. 72, 295-298 (2007).

"Adaptive Partitioning in Combined Quantum Mechanical and Molecular Mechanical Calculations of Potential Energy Functions for Multiscale Simulations," A. Heyden, H. Lin, and D. G. Truhlar, J. Phys. Chem. B 111, 2231-2241 (2007).

"Computational Electrochemistry: The Aqueous Ru3+ | Ru2+ Reduction Potential," P. Jaque, A.V. Marenich, C. J. Cramer, and D. G. Truhlar,  J. Phys. Chem. C 111, 5783-5799 (2007).

"Specific Reaction Parametrization of the AM1/d Hamiltonian for Phosphoryl Transfer Reactions: H, O, and P Atoms," K. Nam, Q. Cui, J. Gao and D. M. York, J. Chem. Theory Comput. 3, 486-504 (2007).


"Attractive Noncovalent Interactions in Grubbs Second-Generation Ru Catalysts for Olefin Metathesis," Y. Zhao and D. G. Truhlar, Org. Lett. 9, 1967-1970 (2007).

"QM/MM: What Have We Learned, Where are We, and Where Do We Go from Here?" H. Lin and D. G. Truhlar, Theor. Chem. Acc. 117, 185-199 (2007).

"Size-Selective Supramolecular Chemistry in a Hydrocarbon Nanoring," Y. Zhao and D. G. Truhlar, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129, 8440-8442 (2007).

"Self-Consistent Polarization of the Boundary in the Redistributed Charge and Dipole Scheme for Combined Quantum Mechanical and Molecular Mechanical Calculations," Y. Zhang, H. Lin, D. G. Truhlar, J. Chem. Theory Comput. 3, 1378-1398 (2007).

"Design of a Next Generation Force Field: The X-POL Potential," W. Xie and J. Gao, J. Chem. Theory Comput. 3, 1890-1900 (2007).

"Self-consistent Reaction Field Model for Aqueous and Nonaqueous Solutions Based on Accurate Polarized Partial Charges," A. V. Marenich, R. M. Olson, C. P. Kelly, C. J. Cramer, and D. G. Truhlar, J. Chem. Theory Comput. 3, 2011-2033 (2007).

"Charge Model 4 and Intramolecular Charge Polarization," R. M. Olson, A. V. Marenich, C. J. Cramer, and D. G. Truhlar, J. Chem. Theory Comput. 3, 2046-2054 (2007).

"Polarization Effects in Aqueous and Nonaqueous Solutions," A. V. Marenich, R. M. Olson, A. C. Chamberlin, C. J. Cramer, and D. G. Truhlar, J. Chem. Theory Comput. 3, 2055-2067 (2007).

"Solvatochromic Shifts of the n-->pi* Transition of Acetone from Steam Vapor to Ambient Aqueous Solution: A Combined Configuration Interaction QM/MM Simulation Study Incorporating Solvent Polarization," Y.-L. Lin, J. Gao, J. Chem. Theory Comput. 3, 1484-1493 (2007).

 

2008 publications

"New QM/MM Models for Multiscale Simulation of Phosphoryl Transfer Reactions in Solution," K. Nam, J. Gao, and D. M. York, in Miltiscale Simulation Methods for Nanomaterials, edited by R. B. Ross and S. S. Mohanty (Wiley, 2008), pp. 201-218.

"Benchmarking Approximate Density Functional Theory for s/d Excitation Energies in 3d Transition Metal Cations," N. Schultz, Y. Zhao, and D.G. Truhlar, J. Comp. Chem. 29, 185-189 (2008).

"Evaluation of the Electrostatically Embedded Many-Body Expansion and the Electrostatically Embedded Many-Body Expansion of the Correlation Energy by Applications to Low-Lying Water Hexamers," E. E. Dahlke, H. R. Leverentz, D. G. Truhlar, J. Chem. Theory Comput. 4, 33-41 (2008).

"A Conservative Algorithm for an Adaptive Change of Resolution in Mixed Atomistic/Coarse-Grained Multiscale Simulations," A. Heyden and D. G. Truhlar, J. Chem. Theory Comput. 4, 217-221 (2008).

"Zn Coordination Chemistry: Development of Benchmark Suites for Geometries, Dipole Moments and Bond Dissociation Energies and Their Use to Test and Validate Density Functionals and Molecular Orbital Theory," E. A. Amin and D. G. Truhlar, J. Chem. Theory Comput. 4, 75-85 (2008).

"How Well Can New-Generation Density Functionals Describe the Energetics of Bond Dissociation Reactions Producing Radicals?" Y. Zhao and D. G. Truhlar, J. Phys. Chem. A 112, 1095-1099 (2008).

"Role of Mg2+ in Hammerhead Ribozyme Catalysis from Molecular Simulation," T.-S. Lee, C. S. Lopez, G. M. Giambasu, M. Martick, W. G. Scott, and D. M. York, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130, 3053-3064 (2008).

"Assessment of Multicoefficient Correlation Methods, Second Order Moller-Plesset Perturbation Theory, and Density Functional Theory for H3O+(H2O)n (n=1 - 5) and OH-(H2O)n (n = 1 - 4)," E. E. Dahlke, M. A. Orthmeyer, and D. G. Truhlar, J. Phys. Chem. B 112, 2372-2381 (2008).

"Extension of a Temperature-Dependent Aqueous Solvation Model to Compounds Containing Nitrogen, Fluorine, Chlorine, Bromine, and Sulfur," A. C. Chamberlin, C. J. Cramer, and D. G. Truhlar, J. Phys. Chem. B 112, 3024-3039.

"The M06 Suite of Density Functionals for Main Group Thermochemistry, Kinetics, Noncovalent Interactions, Excited States, and Transition Elements: Two New Functionals and Systematic Testing of Four M06 Functionals and Twelve Other Functionals," Y. Zhao and D. G. Truhlar, Theor. Chem. Acc. 120, 215-241 (2008).

"Quantum Mechanical/Molecular Mechanical Simulation Study of the Mechanism of Hairpin Ribozyme Catalysis," K. Nam, J. Gao, and D. M. York, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130, 4680-4691 (2008).

"Assessment of the Accuracy of Density Functionals for the Prediction of the Relative Energies and Geometries of Low-Lying Isomers of Water Hexamers," E. E. Dahlke, R. M. Olson, H. R. Leverentz, and D. G. Truhlar, J. Phys. Chem. A 112, 3976-3984 (2008).

 
"Perspective on Foundations of Solvation Modeling: The Electrostatic Contribution to the Free Energy of Solvation," A. V. Marenich, C. J. Cramer, and D. G. Truhlar, J. Chem. Theory Comput. 4, 877-887 (2008).
 
"Computational Characterization and Modeling of Buckeyball Tweezers: Density Functional Study of Concave-Convex Interaction," Y. Zhao and D. G. Truhlar, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 10, 2813-2818 (2008).
 
"Benchmark data for interactions in zeolite model complexes and their use for assessment and validation of electronic structure methods," Y. Zhao and D. G. Truhlar, J. Phys. Chem. C 112, 6860-6868 (2008).
 
"A Prototype for Graphene Material Simulation: Structures and Interaction Potential of Coronene Dimers," Y. Zhao and D. G. Truhlar, J. Phys. Chem. C 112, 4061-4067 (2008).
 
"A Universal Approach to Solvation Modeling," C. J. Cramer and D. G. Truhlar, Acc. Chem. Res. 41, 760-768 (2008).

"Construction of a Generalized Gradient Approximation by Restoring the Density-Gradient Expansion and Enforcing a Tight Lieb-Oxford Bound," Y. Zhao and D. G. Truhlar, J. Chem. Phys. 128, 184109/1-8 (2008).

"Density Functionals with Broad Applicability in Chemistry," Y. Zhao and D. G. Truhlar, Acc. Chem. Res. 41, 157-167 (2008).

"VBSM: A Solvation Model Based on Valence Bond Theory," P. Su, W. Wu, C. J. Cramer, C. P. Kelly, and D. G. Truhlar, J. Phys. Chem. A 112, 12761-12768 (2008).

"On the Construction of Diabatic and Adiabatic Potential Energy Surfaces," L. Song and J. Gao, J. Phys, Chem. A 120, 12925-12935 (2008).

"Systematic Approach for Computing Zero-Point Energy, Quantum Partition Function, and Tunneling Effect Based on Kleinert’s Variational Perturbation Theory," K.-Y. Wong and J. Gao, J. Chem. Theory Comput., 4, 1409-1422 (2008).

"Electrostatic Interactions in the Hairpin Ribozyme Account for the Majority of the Rate Acceleration without Chemical Participation by Nucleobases," K. Nam, J. Gao, and D. M. York, RNA 14, 1501-1507 (2008).

"Comment on ‘More Accurate Generalized Gradient Approximation for Solids," Y. Zhao and D. G. Truhlar, Phys. Rev. B 78, 197101/1-2 (2008).

"The Variational Explicit Potential Potential and Analytical First Derivative of Energy: Towards a Next Generation Force Field," W. Xie, L. Song, D. G. Truhlar, and J. Gao, J. Chem. Phys. 128, 234108/1-9 (2008).

"Performance of SM8 on a Test To Predict Small-Molecule Solvation Free Energies," A. Chamberlin, C. J. Cramer, and D. G. Truhlar, J. Phys. Chem. B 112, 8651-8655 (2008).

"Incorporation of a QM/MM Buffer Zone in the Variational Double Self-Consistent Field Method," W. Xie, D. G. Truhlar, and J. Gao, J. Phys. Chem. B 112, 14124-14131 (2008).

"Improved Description of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Chemical Shielding Constants Using the M06-L Meta-Generalized Gradient Density Functional," Y. Zhao and D. G. Truhlar, J. Phys. Chem. A 112, 6794-6799 (2008).

"Modeling Free Energies of Solvation in Olive Oil," A. Chamberlin, D. Levitt, C. J. Cramer, and D. G. Truhlar, Molecular Pharmaceutics 5, 1064-1079 (2008).

"Exploring the Limit of Accuracy of the Global Hybrid Density Functional for Main-Group Thermochemistry, Kinetics, and Noncovalent Interactions," Y. Zhao and D. G. Truhlar, J. Chem. Theory Comput. 4, 1849-1868 (2008).

 
2009 publications

"Kinetic Isotope Effects from Hybrid Classical and Quantum Path Integral Computations," J. Gao, K.-Y. Wong, D. T. Major, A. Cembran, L. Song, Y.-L. Lin, Y. Fan, and S. Ma, in Kinetic Isotoped Effects in Enzyme Catalysis, edited by R. Alleman and M. Scruton (RSC, Biomolecular Sciences, 2009), pp. 105-131.

"Block-Localized Density Functional Theory (BLDFT), Diabatic Coupling, and Their Use in Valence Bond Theory for Representing Reactive Potential Energy Surfaces," A. Cembran, L. Song, Y. Mo, and J. Gao, J. Chem. Theory Comput., 5, 2702-2716 (2009).

"Quantum Mechanical Methods for Biomolecular Simulations," K.-Y. Wong, L. Song, W. Xie, D. T. Major, Y.-L. Lin, A. Cembran, and J. Gao, in Multi-scale Quantum Models for Biocatalysis, edited by D. M. York and T.-S. Lee (Springer, 2009), pp. 79-101.

"On the Function of Pentameric Phospholamban: Ion Channel or Storage Form?", L. Becucci, A. Cembran, C. B. Karim, D. D. Thomas, R. Guidelli, J. Gao, and G. Veglia, Biophys. Journal, 96, L60-L62 (2009).

"An Effective Hamiltonian Molecular Orbital-Valence Bond (MOVB) Approach for Chemical Reactions Applied to the Nucleophilic Substitution Reaction of Hydrosulfide Ion and Chloromethane," L. Song, Y. Mo, and J. Gao, J. Chem. Theory Comp. 5, 174-185 (2009).

"Molecular Dynamics Simulation of a Solvated Protein in Water Using an Electronic Structure-based Explicit Polarization (X-Pol) Potential: Polarization and Charge Redistribution in Bovine Pancreatic Trypsin Inhibitor in Water," W. Xie, M. Orozco, D. G. Truhlar, and J. Gao, J. Chem. Theory Comput. 5, 459-467 (2009).

"Benchmark Energetic Data in a Model System for Grubbs II Metathesis Catalysis and Their Use for Assessment and Validation of Electronic Structure Methods," Y. Zhao and D. G. Truhlar, J. Chem. Theory Comput. 5, 324-333 (2009).

"Performance of SM6, SM8, and SMD on the SAMPL1 Test Set for the Prediction of Small-Molecule Solvation Free Energies," A. Marenich, C. J. Cramer, and D. G. Truhlar, J. Phys. Chem. B 113, 4538-4543 (2009).

"Universal Solvation Model Based on Solute Electron Density and on a Continuum Model of the Solvent Defined by the Bulk Dielectric Constant and Atomic Surface Tensions," A. V. Marenich, C. J. Cramer, and D. G. Truhlar, J. Phys. Chem. B 113, 6378–6396 (2009).

"Consistent van der Waals Radii for the Whole Main Group," M. Mantina, A. C. Chamberlin, R. Valero, C. J. Cramer, and D. G. Truhlar, J. Phys. Chem. A 113, 5806-5812 (2009).

"Thermochemical Kinetics for Multireference Systems: Addition Reactions of Ozone," Y. Zhao, O. Tishchenko, J. R. Gour, W. Li, J. J. Lutz, P. Piecuch, and D. G. Truhlar, J. Phys. Chem. A 113, 5786–5799 (2009).

"Non-Hermitian Multiconfiguration Molecular Mechanics," O. Tishchenko and D. G. Truhlar, J. Chem. Theory Comput. 5, 1454-1461 (2009).

"Solvent Dependence of 14N Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Chemical Shielding Constants as a Test of the Accuracy of the Computed Polarization of Solute Electron Densities by the Solvent," R. F. Ribeiro, A. V. Marenich, C. J. Cramer, and D. G. Truhlar, J. Chem. Theory Comput. 5, 2284-2300 (2009).

"Universal Solvation Model Based on the Generalized Born Approximation with Asymmetric Descreening," A. V. Marenich, C. J. Cramer, and D. G. Truhlar, J. Chem. Theory Comput. 5, 2447-2464 (2009).



submitted and in-press publications

"Efficient Approach to Reactive Molecular Dynamics with Accurate Forces," M. Higashi and D. G. Truhlar, J. Chem. Theory Comput., available as Article ASAP (2009). DOI: 10.1021/ct900301d

"Explicit Polarization (X-Pol) Potential Using ab Initio Molecular Orbital Theory and Density Functional Theory," L. Song, J. Han, Y.-L. Lin, W. Xie, and J. Gao, J. Phys. Chem. A, available as Article ASAP (2009). DOI: 10.1021/jp902710a

"First principles Monte Carlo simulations of aggregation in the superheated vapor phase of hydrogen fluoride," M. J. McGrath, J. N. Ghogomu, I.-F. W. Kuo, C. J. Mundy, and J. I. Siepmann, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., submitted for publication, October 2009.

"Treatment of first-order electrostatic interactions in saturated and superheated vapor phases," M. Dinpajooh, N. Rai, D. G. Truhlar, and J. I. Siepmann, Coll. Czech. Chem. Comm., submitted for publication, October 2009 (invited article for Ivo Nezbeda Festschrift).


     
 
 

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